Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0082 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.0082 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0082 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 1995.
That places Turkmenistan 30th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0071 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per person | -47.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 units per person | -28.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 units per person | +60.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per person | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.006 units per person | +62.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.006 units per person | +62.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 units per person | +32.9% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.0082 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.0082 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0046 units per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +62.5% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.006 units per person |
| 2014 | +62.2% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.006 units per person |
| 1996 | +60.8% | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0042 units per person |
| 1994 | -47.5% | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0036 units per person |
| 2020 | +32.9% | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0082 units per person |
| 1995 | -28.0% | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0026 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan was 0.0082 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1995.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 30th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.